In the end, I think it's so utterly, incomprehensibly boring. There is so much context behind each innings of cricket that dissecting statistics into these small samples is just worthless. No-one has ever been faced with the same situation in which they come out to bat as someone else. Ever.

Ryder, who hasn't played for the Black Caps since early last year, was in Christchurch playing for Wellington in the major preliminary final against Canterbury at Hagley Oval yesterday.

This isn't the first incident of this kind for Ryder, whose indiscretions have been widely publicised.

In February 2008, Ryder cut his hand trying to break into a toilet at a Christchurch bar at 5.30am the day after New Zealand won a One Day International series against England.

The following January, he failed to turn up for team training after getting drunk in Wellington following an ODI against the West Indies in Wellington.

Later that year, Ryder whacked a chair with his bat after being dismissed and was fined 15 per cent of his match fee. When he was chastised by team manager Dave Currie, Ryder reacted with a tirade of abuse.

In July 2010, Ryder was charged with serious misconduct over being drunk and disorderly during an indoor cricket competition in Christchurch.

He was then axed from the third one-day international in Auckland in March last year after he became involved in a verbal altercation with patrons at a Napier bar.

Ryder last played for the Black Caps in an ODI against South Africa in Napier last February.

The left-hander is on a self-imposed exile from the New Zealand side in a bid to get his personal issues in order.

Well yeah Tendy is probably better than Bradman, but Bradman was 70 years ago, if he grew up in the modern era he'd still easily be the best. Though he wasn't, can understand the argument for Tendy even though I don't agree.